Milley also wants a tank that could be driverless, allowing the remaining crew to concentrate on fighting the enemy, or even completely crewless. T-14 Armata at V-E Day parade practice, April 2017. An armor capable of shrugging off kinetic energy and shaped charge (high explosive, anti-tank) rounds would allow the new tank to shrug of main gun rounds, anti-tank missiles, and infantry anti-tank weapons. Lighter, better protecting armor, Milley said, would be the "Holy Grail" for a tank. A remotely controlled, crewless tank could go into hazardous situations too risky for human crews. A tank-mounted railgun could mean less bulk while providing even more tank-killing power. A bigger gun will be heavier, a more powerful conventional engine will be heavier, and heavier armor will be the heaviest of all.īreakthrough technologies, on the other hand, could be both smaller and more powerful, resulting in a more agile, more easily transportable tank. The Abrams tank began its career as a 58 ton tank with a 105-millimeter gun, and today is a 70 ton tank with a 120-millimeter gun. The problem with incremental technologies is they're just going to make a heavier, less mobile tank. Play icon The triangle icon that indicates to play
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